Brighton Community Stadium

Also known as Amex Stadium, Falmer Stadium, American Express Community Stadium

association football stadium in Brighton & Hove

Key facts

Full name: American Express Stadium
Address: Village Way
Location: Brighton and Hove , England , BN1 9BL
Owner: The Community Stadium Limited
Operator: Brighton & Hove Albion
Capacity: 31,876
Surface: Grass
Record attendance: 31,872 vs Luton (Premier League – 12 August 2023)
Field size: 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
Public transit: Falmer , 3X, 23, 25 and 28/29 bus routes
Groundbreaking: 17 December 2008 ; 17 years ago ( 2008-12-17 )
Built: 2008–2011

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Falmer Stadium, currently known as the American Express Stadium for sponsorship reasons and more commonly referred to as the Amex, is a football stadium in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. With a capacity of 31,876, it is the second-largest stadium in South East England, and the 30th-largest stadium in the United Kingdom.

It serves as the home of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, and was handed over from the developers to the club on 31 May 2011. The first competitive game played at the stadium was the 2010–11 season final of the Sussex Senior Cup between Brighton and Eastbourne Borough on 16 July 2011. The first league game was against Doncaster Rovers, who were also the opponents in the last game played at Brighton's former stadium, the Goldstone Ground, 14 years earlier.